Win: George Jones (16-10) Loss: Jim Rosselli (9-15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Jones pitching. Ernest Pinnance walks. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Yuhei Sano flies out to the left fielder. Junior Grimes strikes out. Jorge Nahem singles in front of the right fielder. Ernest Pinnance scores. Joe Fitzke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jorge Nahem is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Rosselli pitching. Tim Moss strikes out. John Robinson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jurickson Profar. Masao Hara singles to left field. John Robinson scores. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masao Hara advances to second on the play. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Julio Polanco singles to center field. Jurickson Profar pops out to the pitcher. Yoanis Vega flies out to the right fielder. Jim Rosselli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Curt Melton strikes out. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al K Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance reached on a fielding error by Curt Melton. Yuhei Sano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernest Pinnance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Junior Grimes singles to center field. Jorge Nahem singles to right field. Yuhei Sano scores. Junior Grimes aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Julio Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Jones doubles to center field. Tim Moss flies out to the left fielder. John Robinson strikes out. Masao Hara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jurickson Profar singles to center field. Jurickson Profar is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yoanis Vega strikes out. Jim Rosselli grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright grounds out to the catcher. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Curt Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance flies out to the left fielder. Yuhei Sano pops out to the first baseman. Junior Grimes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Churry flies out to the left fielder. Al K Sullivan walks. George Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Jones singles to right field. Al K Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Tim Moss singles to left field. Al K Sullivan scores. John Robinson hits a home run. George Jones scores. Tim Moss scores. Marty Warwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jorge Nahem flies out to the left fielder. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Julio Polanco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty walks. Curt Melton singles to right field. Chuck Dougherty advances to third on the hit. Mike Churry walks. Al K Sullivan lines out to the third baseman. George Jones strikes out. Tim Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jurickson Profar pops out to the third baseman. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Jimmy Kelly is pinch hitting for Marty Warwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Kelly singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance singles to left field. Jimmy Kelly advances to third on the hit. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Yuhei Sano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Russ Alexander pitching. John Robinson hits a home run. Masao Hara flies out to the left fielder. Howard Ruth is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howard Ruth grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Glenn Balboni comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Junior Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Jorge Nahem singles past the shortstop. Joe Fitzke pops out to the second baseman. Julio Polanco doubles to right field. Jurickson Profar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Craig Naranjo is pinch hitting for Curt Melton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Naranjo singles to center field. Mike Churry strikes out. Craig Naranjo steals second. Al K Sullivan singles to right field. Craig Naranjo scores. Art Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Balboni lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Yoanis Vega pops out to the first baseman. Art Schell is pinch hitting for Art Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Schell singles in front of the center fielder. Ernest Pinnance singles to left field. Art Schell advances to third on the hit. Rod K Holbrook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ernest Pinnance is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Yuhei Sano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Hutchison did not respond to coaching in range Bill Huggins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vern Bosley did not respond to coaching in velocity Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pop Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in arm Pop Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Hopp improves in contact_vs_lefty Willie Fisk did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C